Planning For Centres

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31196, 21 October 1966, Page 12

Planning For Centres

Proposals for commun i t y centres at Bishopdale and Papanui North were raised at a meeting of the Waimairi County Council last night.

The finance committee reported that residents had set up a North Papanui community centre action committee to go into requirements, and would like to discuss proposals for the centre with the council. The committee had asked the council to prepare sketch plans for submission to a public meeting, and would like the plans to incorporate a lib-

rary, Plunket rooms, public lavatories, a kindergarten site, a committee room and provision for a hall. The council agreed to prepare plans for a public meeting on November 9. Cr. J. D. Ashby said that initial needs at Bishopdale were a library and play centre.

It was agreed that proposals for Bishopdale should be more fully discussed by the finance committee’s November meeting. The county treasurer (Mr J. Reid) said that a direction was needed as to what facilities would be provided at both community centres to support applications for Golden Kiwi lottery grants.

Power Line.—A letter from the Electricity Department said that Mr W. M. McCallum had asked that power pylons be removed from the frontage of his land in Avonhead road across the street to the Burnside Park frontage, so that the land could be subdivided. The council agreed to the request, provided the line runs over where cedar trees are planted, and towers are fitted with outriggers to prevent them being climbed, and a lease rental is paid. Declined.—A request by the Bishopdale branch of the Labour party that usable timber be kept separate at the council dump so that it could be cut up for firewood and distributed free to pensioners by branch members was rejected,

the council agreeing that it would not be workable. Opposition. There was widespread opposition to an application by K. M. and R. J. Hayward for permission to erect a storage shed and battery fowlhouse on residential A land at Lower Styx road, said C. A. A. Adcock. The request was referred back to the town-planning committee.

Not Allowed.—A subdivision scheme plan for Rawstron and Archdall at Staveley street and Avonhead road was not approved on the ground that one lot was not big enough, and the size of another lot was doubtful. It was agreed to inspect old oak trees on the land with a view to their preservation.

No Authority.—On an application by the Fendalton Fish Supply to erect a portable cool-room at 5 Memorial avenue, the council decided that it had no authority to issue a permit, and that even if it had, to do so would be to jeopardise the council’s case for a change of zoning for the shops in the area. The council also declined a request to erect a shelter over the hoist and car-wash at Fendalton Motors, next door. Stop Work. —The town-plan-ning committee reported that a stop-work notice had been served on Hodgson and Packer, Ltd., for a building at Kirner street that had been substantially erected before a permit was obtained. The council decided to prosecute the builders. Withdrawn.—lt was reported that an application by Manchester Holdings, Ltd., to build a clothing factory at 511 Harewood road had been withdrawn.

Undertaking.—Mr H. P. Hanna was given permission to establish an undertaker’s business at the corner of Harewood and Breens roads, subject to advertising for objections. A condition would be that off-street parking is provided for 50 cars initially. No Crossing.—A Bishopdale School Committee request for a pedestrian crossing on Harewood road near Greers road was declined. A maximum of 270 vehicles used Harewood road during a traffic check between 8.15 a.m. and 9 a.m., but only 16 children crossed the road. “Slow Signs”.—To avoid traffic problems at the shops at the Ham road-Clyde road intersection, the Fendalton North Business Association suggested compulsory stop signs for Ham road, and the moving of a taxi-stand. Stop signs were not warranted, the council decided, but it would extend the centre lines in Clyde road and paint “slow” on the road.